Iceland’s prime minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannson conceded defeat last evening following election that saw the governing coalition punished by voters weary of its conservative right-wing policy. However the centre left opposition parties did not manage to secure a majority of seats in parliament. With no clear winner Iceland faces a political limbo.
The Icelandic Pirate party tripled its support from the 2013 elections and is now the country’s third largest party.
Newly founded party Restoration got 10.5% of the votes. The centrist party could be in key position in negotiations to form a new government.
Sigurður Ingi’s Progressive Party was routed, losing more than half of its support. However, the other half of the coalition, the Independence Party increased its support becoming again Iceland’s far largest party, almost two times larger than the Left-Greens in second place.
The Social Democratic Alliance was humiliated in the election. The party narrowly escaped being wiped out from parliament. It’s an enormous drop for the party that received almost 30% of the votes in the 2009 election and led the government for four years.
The voter turnout was 79.2%
Iceland's parliament (called Alþingi) has 63 members. Women increased their seats to 30 (47.6%), the highest in history.
The 2016 election results: percentage and seats in parliament. In brackets are the results of the 2013 election.
- The Independence Party: 29%, 21 (26.7%)
- The Left Greens: 15.9%, 10 (10.9%)
- The Pirate Party: 14.5%, 10 (5.1)
- The Progressive Party: 11.5%, 8 (24.4%)
- Restoration: 10.5%, 7 (new)
- Bright Future: 7.2%, 4 (8.2%)
- The Social Democratic Alliance: 5.7%, 3 (12.9%)
Other parties are below the 5% mark needed to get members elected.
Iceland’s prime minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannson conceded defeat last evening following election that saw the governing coalition punished by voters weary of its conservative right-wing policy. However the centre left opposition parties did not manage to secure a majority of seats in parliament. With no clear winner Iceland faces a political limbo.
The Icelandic Pirate party tripled its support from the 2013 elections and is now the country’s third largest party.
Newly founded party Restoration got 10.5% of the votes. The centrist party could be in key position in negotiations to form a new government.
Sigurður Ingi’s Progressive Party was routed, losing more than half of its support. However, the other half of the coalition, the Independence Party increased its support becoming again Iceland’s far largest party, almost two times larger than the Left-Greens in second place.
The Social Democratic Alliance was humiliated in the election. The party narrowly escaped being wiped out from parliament. It’s an enormous drop for the party that received almost 30% of the votes in the 2009 election and led the government for four years.
The voter turnout was 79.2%
Iceland's parliament (called Alþingi) has 63 members. Women increased their seats to 30 (47.6%), the highest in history.
The 2016 election results: percentage and seats in parliament. In brackets are the results of the 2013 election.
- The Independence Party: 29%, 21 (26.7%)
- The Left Greens: 15.9%, 10 (10.9%)
- The Pirate Party: 14.5%, 10 (5.1)
- The Progressive Party: 11.5%, 8 (24.4%)
- Restoration: 10.5%, 7 (new)
- Bright Future: 7.2%, 4 (8.2%)
- The Social Democratic Alliance: 5.7%, 3 (12.9%)
Other parties are below the 5% mark needed to get members elected.
